16.0 RENEWABLE TO RETAIL MARKET PROGRESS The RTR Market opened in June 2016. In its Decision dated March 23, 2016, the NSUARB directed as follows: The Board will require regular reporting from NSPI as this market develops. NSPI is to include an RtR market report within the Wholesale Market Report, with a semi-annual update to the Board on the specific RtR market activity, including the following: 1) Customer participation (i.e., number of customers by bundled service class); 2) Total demand and energy participation; 3) Energy received by NS Power as spill under the EBS Tariff (and the estimated cost savings to NSPI of accepting this energy); and 4) The energy sold by NS Power as top-up under the EBS Tariff (and the estimated cost to provide this energy).[22](#page-25-1) On October 2, 2020, the Board directed that the semi-annual updates on the RTR Market could be discontinued. As stated in Section 5 of this report, there is currently one Licensed Retail Supplier (LRS) for the RTR Market. [23](#page-25-2) As of May 17, 2023, the LRS entered into a Licensed Retail Supplier Participation Agreement with NS Power. Information pertaining to the participation in the RTR Market is posted on OASIS[24](#page-25-3) under Renewable to Retail, as it becomes available. As of December 31, 2025, there has been no customer participation in the RTR Market. As such, there has been no energy received or sold by NS Power under the Energy Balancing Service Tariff. In NS Power's Report on Consultation with Stakeholders on Tariff Unbundling dated September 29, 2017, [25](#page-25-4) which arose from the Renewable to Retail proceeding, NS Power provided a sample Unbundled Rates Information Illustration. With respect to this information, in its letter of December 8, 2017, the Board directed as follows:
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16.0 RENEWABLE TO RETAIL MARKET PROGRESS The RTR Market opened in June 2016. In its Decision dated March 23, 2016, the NSUARB directed as follows: The Board will require regular reporting from NSPI as this market develops. NSPI is to inclu...
AI summary The Renewable to Retail (RTR) Market, established in June 2016, has seen limited customer participation, with no activity as of December 31, 2025. The NSUARB directed regular reporting on the RTR Market, which was later discontinued in 2020. NS Power provided a sample unbundled rates illustration and agreed to post segregated cost information for stakeholder review.